the schedule for the remainder of the Application for Certification (AFC) proceeding.

Hearing Date & Place:

Teleconference:

To consider the appropriate action, the Committee will conduct a hearing as follows:

Tuesday, May 14, 2002

Beginning at 10:00 a.m.

California Energy Commission

Hearing Room A

1516 Ninth Street

Sacramento, California

As a convenience, parties and members of the public who cannot attend the hearing in person may participate by calling the toll-free number for the proceeding: 1-877-917-1551. (Passcode; "SMUD." Leader: "Garret Shean.")

Order:

Pending further Committee orders at the conclusion of this hearing, the issuance of the Preliminary Staff Assessment on May 17, 2002 is stayed.

Briefs & Comments:

Any party may file and serve comments on or before May 11, 2002, addressing appropriate Committee action. The parties may file detailed proposed schedules for events up to the Committee Workshops/Prehearing Conference.

Help:

800-822-6228

(toll free in California)

916-654-4489

Members of the public may participate in all phases of the licensing process in a variety of ways. If you need information concerning public participation, please contact Roberta Mendonca, the Energy Commissions Public Adviser, at 916-654-4489 or, toll free in California, at 800-822-6228, or by e-mail at:

pao@energy.state.ca.usPersons requiring special assistance contact Lou Quiroz, (916) 654-5146, five days prior to the hearing.

Information concerning the status of the project, notices and other relevant documents are available on the Commissions Web Site at: documents are available on the Commissions Web Site at:

www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/smud

Contacts:

Technical questions concerning the project should be addressed to the Energy Commission Staffs Project Manager, Kristy Chew, at 916-654-3929 or e-mail at: kchew@energy.state.ca.us

Questions of a legal or procedural nature should be directed to Garret Shean, the Hearing Officer, at 916-654-3893 or e-mail at: gshean@energy.state.ca.us

Media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director for Media and Public Communications, at 916-654-4989 or by
e-mail at: energia@energy.ca.gov